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In a big relief to former Indian students in Canada, who are set to face deportation over fake offer letters, a Canadian parliamentary committee has voted unanimously to urge the border services agency to stop the process. According to the Committee, the students were duped by unscrupulous education consultants in India to enter Canada with ‘fraudulent college admission letters.’
Conservative MP Brad Redekopp announced the news in a tweet, “after four attempts over two weeks by Conservatives to bring this issue to Committee and a petition with over 10,000 signatures, the Liberals and NDP finally opened the floor to discuss this issue.” The introduction of the motion has been announced just days before Lovepreet Singh, an Indian national, is set to be deported on the 13th of June.
Earlier, External Affairs Minister Dr. S Jaishankar said in a press conference, on Thursday, that the Ministry has taken up the matter and it is unfair to the students, who studied in good faith. While promising to pursue a solution for the students, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has also assured that his government is focused on ‘identifying the culprits, not penalising the victims.’ During a Parliament debate on Wednesday, he said, the focus is on identifying the culprits not penalising the victims.